1 UJehoshafati wayeselala koyise, wembelwa koyise emzini kaDavide; uJehoramu, indodana yakhe, waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe.
2 Wayenabafowabo, amadodana kaJehoshafati: ngo-Azariya, noJehiyeli, noZakariya, no-Azariyahu, noMikayeli, noShefathiya; bonke labo babengamadodana kaJehoshafati inkosi yakwa-Israyeli.
3 Uyise wabanika izipho ezinkulu zesiliva nezegolide, namagugu kanye nemizi ebiyelweyo kwaJuda, kepha umbuso wawunika uJehoramu, ngokuba wayeyizibulo.
4 UJehoramu esemile embusweni kayise, eseziqinisile, wabulala bonke abafowabo ngenkemba kanye nabathile bezikhulu zakwa-Israyeli.
5 UJehoramu wayeneminyaka engamashumi amathathu nambili ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa, wabusa iminyaka eyisishiyagalombili eJerusalema.
6 Wahamba ngendlela yamakhosi akwa-Israyeli njengokwenza kwendlu ka-Ahabi, ngokuba indodakazi ka-Ahabi yayingumkakhe; wenza okubi emehlweni kaJehova.
7 Kepha uJehova akathandanga ukuchitha indlu kaDavide ngenxa yesivumelwano asenzayo noDavide, njengokusho kwakhe ukuthi uyakumnika yena nabantwana bakhe isibani izinsuku zonke.
8 Emihleni yakhe u-Edomi wahlubuka phansi kwesandla sakwaJuda, wazibekela inkosi.
9 Wayesewela uJehoramu nezinduna zakhe, nazo zonke izinqola zakhe zinaye; wavuka ebusuku, wabachitha abakwa-Edomi abamhaqileyo kanye nezinduna zezinqola.
10 Wahlubuka-ke u-Edomi phansi kwesandla sakwaJuda kuze kube namuhla; khona lahlubuka neLibina ngasona leso sikhathi phansi kwesandla sakhe, ngokuba wayemshiyile uJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyise.
11 Futhi wenza izindawo eziphakemeyo ezindaweni zakwaJuda, wenza ukuba abakhileyo eJerusalema baphinge, wayenga uJuda.
12 Kwafika kuye incwadi iphuma ku-Eliya umprofethi, ithi: “Usho kanje uJehova uNkulunkulu kaDavide uyihlo, uthi: ‘Ngokuba ungahambanga ngezindlela zikaJehoshafati uyihlo nangezindlela zika-Asa inkosi yakwaJuda,
13 kepha uhambe ngendlela yamakhosi akwa-Israyeli, wenza uJuda nabakhileyo eJerusalema ukuba baphinge njengokwenza kwendlu ka-Ahabi, futhi wabulala abafowenu bendlu kayihlo abahle kunawe,
14 bheka, uJehova uyakushaya ngokushaya okukhulu abantu bakho nabantwana bakho, nawomkakho, nayo yonke impahla yakho,
15 wena wehlelwe yisifo esikhulu, isifo sezibilini, ukuze izibilini zakho ziphume ngesifo ekuhambeni kwezinsuku.’ ”
16 UJehova wavusa umoya wamaFilisti nowabase-Arabiya abaseceleni kwamaKushe ngoJehoramu;
17 bakhuphukela ukulwa noJuda, bafohlela kuye, basusa yonke impahla eyayifumaniseka endlini yenkosi kanye namadodana akhe nawomkakhe; akusalanga ndodana kuyo, uJehowahazi omncane emadodaneni ayo kuphela.
18 Emva kwakho konke lokho uJehova wamshaya ezibilinini zakhe ngesifo esingenakwelashwa.
19 Kwathi ekuhambeni kwezinsuku ngesikhathi sokufika ekugcineni kweminyaka emibili, izibilini zakhe zaphuma kuye ngesifo sakhe, wafa ngobuhlungu obukhulu. Abantu bakhe abamshiselanga lutho njengokushiselwa kwawoyise.
20 Wayeneminyaka engamashumi amathathu nambili ekuqaleni kwakhe ukubusa, wabusa iminyaka eyisihiyagalombili eJerusalema, wamuka engakhalelwanga muntu; bammbela emzini kaDavide, kepha kungesemathuneni amakhosi.